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Most folks agree the first vampire movie was almost certainly F.W.Murnau’s Nosferatu in 1922 (an earlier, extremely loose adaptation of Dracula is now lost). Over nine decades of the undead on film, with more than a few genuine classics along the way. But let us turn to something other than the greats. Not to the …
There is a huge, blockbuster vampire film, starring A-list celebs in the works! Harker, a retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, has been picked up by Warner Bros and already has both Leonardo DiCaprio AND Russell Crowe attached to the project. The film is only in the early stages and it’s already looking fan-freaking-tastic! Written by …
The wait is over. Dario Argento’s version of Dracula is now available and anyone can find a copy of the DVD to judge for themselves. I myself saw it in regular 2D rather than the vaunted format that requires special glasses. Frankly, I dislike 3D so just as well. And how is it? Let us …
Another book post, because I love me some books. Onwards! I recently discovered that Amazon lets you see the “most reviewed” books when you do a search. Of course I had to check out the most reviewed vampire books, and oddly enough, I was a bit surprised by the books that came up. People LOVE …
I liked to peruse Kickstarter on occasion in the hopes of discovering an amazing new project to help out. The site is amazing and has gotten loads of awesome projects off the ground. And speaking of awesome projects, I came across one that needs the help of vampire fans – like YOU! Dracula: Son of …
The whole idea of a musical based on Dracula or Interview With the Vampire or something like it feels “off” somehow. Probably because when we think of musicals the titles that come to mind include Oklahoma! or Guys and Dolls or some such lite fare. Images of Maria coming to Baron Von Trapp’s home to …
New blood has been added to the NBC’s Dracula miniseries! Two more actors have been cast in this highly awaited series. We now have our Van Helsing and Jonathan Harker! It has been reported that Thomas Kretschmann will play famous vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen will play Jonathan Harker, a tenacious and slightly …
Director Jonathan A. Moody’s film Dracula’s War was announced forever ago (…a few month ago) and I’ve been waiting for more info on the project, but none came, making me think the film had been axed. But according to the Sick Flick Productions’ Facebook Page, the movie is still in the making! So the good …
When it was announced that NBC was creating an all-new Dracula series we were thrilled beyond words! When they then announced that the magnificent Jonathan Rhys Meyers would play Dracula, I almost died of happy. And the good news just kept coming. Like that Daniel Knauf, creator of Carnivale, will be heading up this new …
Consider the scene most expected in almost any vampire film. A supposedly virginal young woman opens her eyes in the middle of the night. She gets up, her translucent gown billowing slightly as she moves in the moonlight. Then she opens the window before returning to the bed, lying down in expectant terror. A fully …
One problem any popular genre develops tends to be tropes that pervade too much of it all. In and of themselves, maybe they work. Often they work quite well. They can, anyway. But when we see the same thing over and over and over again, we enter into the realm of the cliche. So here’s …
We here at Vampires.Com offer details of what we hope to see regarding our favorite subject in the coming new year! In no particular order… More vampire horror! A more classical feral vampire, like those in 30 Days of Night featuring the vampire with ferocious bloodlust. It’s not about the gore but the characterization of …
Way back in the 1970s, Hammer films had plans (never realized) to make a fourth Karnstein film as a follow-up to Twins of Evil. The title was to have been Vampire Virgins. When I heard of the following graphic novel, little wonder if I wondered about any possible connection! Virgin Vampires (or Once Upon a …
“Sexy” pretty much by definition remains subjective, but that is what makes lists like this one subject to debate. Not that we’re minding that! In fact, we encourage it! Please feel free to offer your own notions! To try and cover a broad range without using an untenable about a space, here are the rules …
Anyone who wants to use any of these ideas has my absolute, unfettered permission to do so with no requirements whatsoever. Blood of Dracula (1957) ended up shown on a double-bill with I Was a Teenage Werewolf. More than one person since has walked away thinking its title should have been “I Was a Teenage …
The folks in charge Romanian tourism are promoting the claim that Prince Charles is descended from Count Dracula in attempt to lure visitors. Links between the Royal Family and Vlad the Impaler, the 15th century inspiration for the Dracula legend, are being exploited in the hopes that it will trigger more visits from vampire-crazed tourists. …
On this date in 1847, a young man was born in a seeming ordinary middle class family in Dublin. He ended up famous, perhaps in the way he might have most preferred–as a novelist. His name was Abraham but so was his father’s so maybe that is why most folks seem to have called him …
Graphic novels and comic book versions of Bram Stoker’s novel continue to become available. One, however, stand out above all others for the sheer beauty of the artwork. Dracula: A Symphony of Moonlight & Nightmares emerged from the pen and brush of Jon J. Muth. Published by Marvel Comics in 1986, the written adaptation vaguely …
Being the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fangirl I am, I am making my way through as many Buffy comics as I can. Today’s comic of choice is the 5-issue mini-series Spike VS Dracula! Every Buffy fan remembers the episode with Dracula, which was one of the most hilarious of episodes, and now readers can get …
Many a fan of the undead may well agree with Anne Rice that we live “in the golden age of vampire fiction.” But don’t we all forever wish more classic vampire films had been made? And as long as we’re wishing, how about some thinking about which stars of yesteryear might have been perfectly cast …